Lypophrenia

"And how long does that take?" Hans Castorp turned around to ask.

Joachim raised seven fingers.

"Seven minutes must be up by now."

Joachim shook his head. After a while he took the thermometer out of his mouth, looked at it, and said, "Yes, when you pay close attention to it - time, I mean - it goes very slowly. I truly like measuring my temperature four times a day, ...